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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dā | da1
English translation
absent-minded

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Onomatopoeia / 拟声词 nǐ shēng cí Nǐ shēng cí

Learning hint

mouth

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口荅

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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听到 tīng dào 时钟 shí zhōng yǒu 规律 guīlǜ de shēng .

He heard the regular noise of the clock.

吧嗒 bā da 两下 liǎng xià zuǐ , shēng 言语 yán yǔ .

He smacked his lips but did not utter a word.

吧嗒 bā da 一声 yī shēng 笔帽 bǐ mào kòu zài le 圆珠笔 yuán zhū bǐ shǎng

He snapped the cap on his ballpoint.

坐在那儿 nà r yǐn zhāo 落地式摆钟 bǎi zhōng 嘀嗒 dī dā 作响

He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.

马刀 mǎ dāo zài 刀鞘 dāo qiào 咔嗒 kā dā 作响骑手 qí shǒu cuī 马向前

Sabres rasped from scabbards and the horsemen spurred forward.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to despair
嘀嗒 dī dā (onom.) tick tock嘀嗒 dī dā
咔嗒 kā dā clatter咔嗒 kā dā
吧嗒 bā da to smack one's lips吧嗒 bā da

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